Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [art] [noun pl] [verb] themselves " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the flat land of the Delta the babies cry themselves to sleep in the airless shade , while everyone else labours in the scintillating sun . |
| 2 | In the book the generals see themselves as the heroes anxious to save America . |
| 3 | An explanation for this negative attitude towards the union lies in the way the women identified themselves in terms of their domestic lives rather than as paid workers . |
| 4 | Well in War and Peace it 's a story of the er I mean there are many themes go on but the broad sweep of history is about the Napoleonic invasion of Russia and the way the Russians defended themselves against the French armies . |
| 5 | ‘ It was a big game for us , ’ he said , ‘ And I was delighted at the way the youngsters acquitted themselves — not just in terms of their ability , but also in terms of their temperament . |
| 6 | She loved the way the children absorbed themselves in activities . |
| 7 | The column distorts the way the advertisers describe themselves . |
| 8 | ‘ They are not interested in the helping the kids enjoy themselves . |
| 9 | As a result the banks found themselves in a quandary — they had lent vast sums of money which could neither be repaid nor return interest . |